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Definition of Fangle
1. n. Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament.
2. v. t. To fashion.
Definition of Fangle
1. Verb. (obsolete or dialectal) To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete or dialectal) To trim showily; entangle; hang about. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete or dialectal) To waste time; trifle. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) A prop; a taking up; a new thing. ¹
5. Noun. Something newly fashioned; a novelty, a new fancy. ¹
6. Noun. A foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament. ¹
7. Noun. A conceit; whim. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fangle
1. to decorate fancily [v FANGLED, FANGLING, FANGLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fangle
Literary usage of Fangle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plays for Young People, with Songs and Choruses, Suitable for Private by James Barmby, Thomas Rogers (1880)
"(Enter Lady fangle and Miss fangle?) LORD F. (aside to Parker, extending his head
from under the ... Mlss B. Welcome, sweet Lady fangle. And you, dear ! ..."
2. On the Formation of English Words by Means of Ablaut: A Grammatical Essay by Karl Warnke (1878)
"fangle. According to Wedgwood nasalized forms of G. fick-facken, to fidget, move
to and fro without apparent purpose. An antiquated form is to fang to catch ..."
3. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth by Maria Edgeworth (1894)
"Sir Mordant Idem (in love with Mrs. fangle, and elderly, and hating anything new)
Henry. Opal (nephew to Sir Mordant, and hating everything old, ..."
4. Anonymiana: Or, Ten Centuries of Observations on Various Authors and Subjects by Samuel Pegge, John Nichols (1809)
"I am of opinion, therefore, that fangle, in the sense of whim or fancy, is a mere
cant or arbitrary word. Indeed it is very seldom used but in this compound ..."
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